Papilio pelodurus

Papilio pelodurus
Illustration in Butler's original description in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. pelodurus
Binomial name
Papilio pelodurus
Butler, 1896
Synonyms
  • Papilio pelodurus pelodurus f.indiv. lyrus Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio pelodurus pelodurus f.indiv. extensus Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio pelodurus ab. histricus Boullet & Le Cerf, 1912
  • Papilio pelodurus vesper f.indiv. excedens Le Cerf, 1924

Papilio pelodurus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.[1]

The larvae feed on Cryptocarya liebertiana and Ocotea usambarensis.[2]

Taxonomy

Papilio pelodurus is a member of the hesperus species-group.The members of the clade are

Subspecies

References


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